Mauritania's ruling Insaf party won the majority of parliamentary seats in districts that witnessed a second round of elections on Saturday. The run-off took place on Saturday, in 22 constituencies, to choose 36 parliamentary seats that were postponed during the first round on May 13.

The first round of the elections sparked widespread controversy in the country, after opposition and loyalist political parties spoke of widespread "fraud" and demanded that their results be canceled and returned. presidential elections are scheduled to take place next year.